Collington railway station serves Collington, at the western end of Bexhill in

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. It is on the East Coastway Line, and train services are provided by

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. The station has had several name changes: it was opened as ''Collington Wood Halt'' on 11 September 1905; closed a year later, it reopened as ''West Bexhill Halt'', and then became ''Collington Halt'' in 1929; the ''Halt'' was dropped in 1969. The station has two platforms linked by a footbridge. There are ticket machines on both platforms which have recently replaced the ''

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'' machines. There are also train information displays on both sides of the station, as well as an information box with an automated announcer providing departure announcements. The station's sponsorship has recently been acquired by Hastings Direct who now advertise below the station's nameplate.

Services

All services at Collington are operated by

using

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and

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. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 1 tph to via * 1 tph to (stopping) * 1 tph to * 1 tph to The station is served by additional peak hour services between Ore, and .

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Collington Railway Station Railway stations in East Sussex DfT Category F1 stations Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1905 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1906 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1911 Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway Bexhill-on-Sea